- a variation of haubergeon.
habergeon
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of habergeon
C14: from Old French haubergeon a little hauberk
Example Sentences
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The habergeon was rolled in a tight bundle.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
He was dressed in the infantry habergeon in which he had insisted on fighting.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
“You were far better to come,” he urged, struggling into the habergeon like a footballer putting on bis jersey.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
And herewith taking on other of the knights by the habergeon, he floong him from him with such violence, that he had almost throwne him downe to the ground.
From Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland (2 of 6): England (5 of 12) Henrie the Second by Raphael Holinshed
He taketh in his hand the skirt of his habergeon: "Lady, behold here the gage I offer you."
From The High History of the Holy Graal by Sebastian Evans
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